Rafael Andres Ponce Terashima, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Macon, GA
Rafael Andres Ponce Terashima, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Macon, Georgia, and NPI 1962720326, issued on May 11, 2010. Check the license (Georgia 070409, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rafael Andres Ponce Terashima
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License numbers
- 070409 GA
430109038 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 707 Pine St, Macon, GA 31201
- Phone
- (478) 301-5800
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2010
- Record last updated
- Feb 20, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (478) 301-5812
- Medicaid ID
- 003136039 GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130729000673); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 707 Pine St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Rafael Andres Ponce Terashima in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 070409Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
403 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Biktarvy96 claims
- Dicloxacillin Sodium24 claims
- Amoxicillin19 claims
- Ceftriaxone16 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate14 claims
- Ampicillin Sodium14 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $83.07
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Houston County Health DepartmentMacon, GA
- Privia Medical Group OF Georgia LLCFayetteville, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rafael Andres Ponce Terashima among 351 infectious disease physician records in Georgia
Rafael Andres Ponce Terashima, MD is one of 351 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 66% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2005 among the 218 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Georgia
There are 351 infectious disease physician records in Georgia.
All 351 in Georgia → Every provider in Macon → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jennifer Hoffman, M.D.Macon, GA 312011710153135
- Harold Katner, MDMacon, GA 312011821173808
- Ritu Kumar, MDMacon, GA 312011891873238
- Quyen Luu, MDMacon, GA 312011558347427
- Margaret Omatsone, MDMacon, GA 312011942716527
- Jeffrey Stephens, MDMacon, GA 312011538239389
- Michael Stevens, MDMacon, GA 312011225667587
- Kaitlyn HooperMacon, GA 312071396331344
Common questions
What is Rafael Andres Ponce Terashima, MD's NPI number?
Rafael Andres Ponce Terashima, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962720326, issued on May 11, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rafael Andres Ponce Terashima, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 707 Pine St, Macon, GA, 31201. Phone: (478) 301-5800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rafael Andres Ponce Terashima, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 070409, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rafael Andres Ponce Terashima, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rafael Andres Ponce Terashima, MD had 403 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.